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At A Tipping Point: The Future of Education

Online Education is Changing the Game

Just over a year ago, I was named the fifth President & CEO of OCLC. OCLC is a global technology company dedicated to connecting libraries in a global network to share the world’s knowledge. Part of our not for profit mission includes a research division dedicated to original research on a wide range of topics involving education, libraries and technology.

Cathy DeRosa, Vice President for the Americas, recently released a fascinating market research report about online education entitled At A Tipping Point. It is free and full of fascinating statistics. And, online education will not only have implications for education. It is already having a significant impact on corporate training.

In this brief five-minute interview, I talk with Cathy about the cost of higher education, online learning and the changes in the landscape ahead.

Here are a few facts from the research:

Mobile learning. 40% of adults ages 25-35 who have taken an online class have taken it on their mobile phone or tablet.

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Fact: 40% of adults 25-35 who have taken an online class have taken it on a phone or tablet. @OCLC

Online education = lower cost education. Nearly half of college students currently funding a college education think online learning will lower the cost of higher education. The same holds true for parents who help fund education costs.

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Fact: Only 4% of parents of students at four year private schools think the price = value.

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